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There are many silent h words such as herb. Other silent h words include honor, honest, hour, rhyme, and thyme.
G
Answer is 'G'. You still hear the 'H' in it.
K, G, and H
The silent "h" in "honest" is due to the word's etymology from Old French, where the initial "h" was pronounced. Over time, the pronunciation shifted but the spelling remained unchanged.
It is the H. H is like the English H in Honour
The h in ghost isn't silent. G-host. G-ost. Which sounds better? The first one.
The letter u is silent in the word tongue. This is because the word tongue would sound exactly the same whether it is spelled with or without the letter u.
The silent letters in "doughnut" are the "g" and the "h." The word is typically pronounced as "do-nut."
The letter "h" is silent in the word "honesty" because it is a silent letter. In English, there are several words where the letter "h" is silent, and "honesty" is one of them. The silent "h" is a historical remnant from the word's origin in Old French.
E, G & the last H.
The letter "h" is silent when it follws "g", "k", "r" at the beginning of the words. Example: ghost - khaki - rhubarb - rhyme - rhythm.